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Use of Microwaves to Crosslink Carbon Nanotubes (open access)

Use of Microwaves to Crosslink Carbon Nanotubes

Patent relating to the use of microwaves to crosslink carbon nanotubes.
Date: December 17, 2003
Creator: Tour, James M.; Stephenson, Jason J.; Imholt, Timothy; Dyke, Christopher A.; Yakobson, Boris I. & Roberts, James A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Salad Dressing (open access)

Salad Dressing

Patent for improving salad dressing. This salad dressing has high quality ingredients to go with any salad.
Date: November 20, 1923
Creator: Scholl, William H. & Scholl, Barney
System: The Portal to Texas History
Shock Absorber (open access)

Shock Absorber

Patent for a new and improved shock absorber which is "primarily intended for use as a connecting and cushioning medium between the upper and lower springs commonly employed under automobile bodies" (lines 12-15), including illustrations.
Date: November 28, 1922
Creator: von Roeder, Benno Gilbert & Oates, Eugene Caroway
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Washing Oil Wells. (open access)

Device for Washing Oil Wells.

Patent for "a device for washing, cleaning, and sterilizing oil wells" (lines 10-11), including illustrations.
Date: November 21, 1922
Creator: Smith, Edward D. & Smith, Rebah Tillery
System: The Portal to Texas History
Vehicle. (open access)

Vehicle.

Patent for improvements to vehicle structure. This includes adjustments to the wheel base for better steering movements and vehicle capacity.
Date: November 21, 1922
Creator: Furlong, Martin J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Apparatus for Building Concrete Structures. (open access)

Apparatus for Building Concrete Structures.

Patent for an apparatus for building concrete structures that includes the method or process of erection.
Date: November 14, 1922
Creator: Sands, Edward E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automobile Headlight. (open access)

Automobile Headlight.

Patent for an improved automobile headlight equipped with a movable lens and reflector to cast light down towards the roadway.
Date: November 14, 1922
Creator: Head, James M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Perforator (open access)

Pipe-Perforator

Patent for pipe-perforator made for well screens. This perforator is designed to provide staggered rows of perforations.
Date: November 29, 1921
Creator: Dunsworth, George W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pneumatic Tire (open access)

Pneumatic Tire

Patent for pneumatic tire (for use on motor vehicle wheels) with application to inner tubes that are employed within the outer casing of tire. Tire provides self-sealing inner tube for piercings or punctures.
Date: November 29, 1921
Creator: Allyn, Harley H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring Wheel. (open access)

Spring Wheel.

Patent for the improvement of spring wheels. It is to prevent the movement of a car's rim or hub when sharp turns are being made.
Date: November 22, 1921
Creator: Livings, James Arthur
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Separator (open access)

Cotton Separator

Patent for Cotton Separator, The invention relates to improvements in the mechanism for pneumatically elevating or transporting materials of certain classes. It was primarily designed for the handling of cotton but is also adapted for use with other materials more or less analogous, which require to be elevated or transported for any one of several purposes.
Date: November 15, 1921
Creator: Garner, James C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electrical Tank-Gage. (open access)

Electrical Tank-Gage.

Patent for tank gages that use an electrical indicator to show fluid levels and waste that settles at the bottom of the tank.
Date: November 8, 1921
Creator: Bartlett, Ernest C. & Allison, Joseph, E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Explosion-Hatch for Oil-Tanks. (open access)

Explosion-Hatch for Oil-Tanks.

Patent for useful and new improvements in explosion hatches for oil tanks. This product specifically provides a hatch on the oil tank which will permit the escape of combustion gasses through the hatchway. It does so without damage to the hatch, case, or the tank. This provides additional safety and security for the operator.
Date: November 8, 1921
Creator: Hull, Burton E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elevator. (open access)

Elevator.

Patent for a new and improved design of elevators "for the purpose of preventing accidents" (lines 26-27) by locking the entrance doors while the elevator is moving, including illustrations. It is designed to be used by passengers but can also be adapted to be used as a freight elevator.
Date: November 23, 1920
Creator: Williams, George M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate-Latch. (open access)

Gate-Latch.

Patent for a gate-latch that latches closed with extension of the gate, but allows the gate to open by elevating said latch.
Date: November 23, 1920
Creator: Bramblett, Benjamin F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sliding Caster (open access)

Sliding Caster

Patent for improvements to furniture sliding casters for protecting the furniture, as well as floors and carpets when moving furniture. Improvements include caster prongs "which are set back from the outer margin of the caster so as not to split or mutilate the [furniture] leg" (lines 23-25) and casters that are "easily casted or stamped out from sheet metal [ . . . ] which therefore may be cheaply and easily manufactured" (lines 29-32).
Date: November 23, 1920
Creator: Preston, Charles L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Can-Opener. (open access)

Can-Opener.

Patent for new and useful improvements for can openers. The principal purpose is to provide means for opening round cans of different sizes and also square cans.
Date: November 16, 1920
Creator: Adels, Rebecca Valencia.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Engineer's Safety-Throttle for Locomotive Dry Pipes (open access)

Engineer's Safety-Throttle for Locomotive Dry Pipes

Patent for improved safety mechanism for the dry pipe of a steam-powered locomotive engine.
Date: November 16, 1920
Creator: Hartman, John Wesley
System: The Portal to Texas History
Peanut-Harvester (open access)

Peanut-Harvester

Patent for a peanut-harvester, which consists of a frame with forward and rear axles, wheels attached to the rear axles, and forward-projecting arms fastened to a platform. The platform and wheels are adjustable and can be raised and lowered. Patent includes illustrations.
Date: November 9, 1920
Creator: Goodrum, Thomas J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Method of Regulating the Load on Rotary Drills. (open access)

Method of Regulating the Load on Rotary Drills.

Patent for regulating the load on rotary drills, specifically those used in the oil and gas industry.
Date: November 2, 1920
Creator: Hughes, Howard R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Power Generating Unit for Locomotive Headlights (open access)

Power Generating Unit for Locomotive Headlights

Patent for an invention that makes the manufacturing of headlights inexpensive, while also keeping the headlights durable and able to fit in a relatively small space.
Date: November 2, 1920
Creator: Lacey, Benjamin Burton
System: The Portal to Texas History
Load-Indicator. (open access)

Load-Indicator.

Patent for a Load-Indicator for tools being used in drilling a well. The indicator gives an accurate measure of the weight upon the drill, allowing operators to adjust the weight accordingly.
Date: November 25, 1919
Creator: Fletcher, Harold W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pipe-Wrench (open access)

Pipe-Wrench

Patent for a pipe-wrench that features new and useful improvements and also extends the purposes to which the pipe-wrench may be applicable.
Date: November 25, 1919
Creator: Steen, Buford J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Boring Drill. (open access)

Rotary Boring Drill.

Patent for "rotary boring drills for use in drilling wells or mines in earth or rock" (lines 11-13) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 25, 1919
Creator: Hughes, Howard R.
System: The Portal to Texas History